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06/19/2013

Interview: Helping Girls Thrive

Through research and counseling, professor & author Lisa Hinkelman has learned what girls really want adults to know about their lives and how to help them thrive.

Girls & STEM / STEM By Design

06/16/2013

Urgent Request: More STEM Girls Please!

STEM studies aren’t keeping up with STEM career opportunities. The solution? More girls! Anne Jolly has six new ideas to boost female interest & participation.

Book Reviews / School Leadership

06/15/2013

A Book about Achievement Driven PLC’s

Elisa Waingort found valuable ideas in this book from the “PLC at Work” series but objected to the intense focus on assessment-driven school improvement.

Book Reviews / Project Learning

06/15/2013

Cemeteries: Alive with Learning

Cemeteries: Alive with Learning, Barbara Kissling’s short book describing a PBL experience focused on old cemeteries, is a unique idea sure to engage middle schoolers, says reviewer Carolyn Baker.

About the Future of History / Articles / Future of History

06/10/2013

The Future of History

In a new MiddleWeb blog, three outstanding middle grades teachers explore the Future of History in a connected world, from multiple perspectives.

Book Reviews / Vocabulary Instruction

06/09/2013

Reinvent Vocabulary Instruction

In addition to its comprehensive, CCSS-friendly approach to integrating vocabulary lessons into literacy curriculum, Word Nerds: Teaching All Students to Learn and Love Vocabulary is also fun for students, says reviewer Linda Biondi.

Articles / Teacher Observation

05/26/2013

Teacher-Driven Observation: Deprivatizing the Classroom

When teachers design their own observations, colleagues can help them zero in on key questions and gather helpful data to improve practice.

Book Reviews / Gifted students

05/12/2013

Young, Gifted & Accelerated

College @13: Young, gifted, and purposeful, the story of 14 extremely gifted teenage girls who enter a Virginia early college program, is a valuable read for teachers, parents & other gifted teens, says reviewer Linda Rummell.